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Steel Wool launched debut title Quar: Battle for Gate 18 alongside Vive headset in April
Read More »Pixar’s six tips for telling better stories in games
Toy Story and Monsters Inc story writer Matthew Luhn shared his advice from more than two decades at the film studio with devs at GDC Europe
Read More »Disney gives up on console games as it ends Infinity range
It may be the biggest name in movies, but Disney’s failure in video games is now complete. Despite some initial video game investment back in 2007/2008 (resulting in the poor selling Turok and Split/Second), Disney has struggled to match the success of rival Warner Bros. It cancelled most of its …
Read More »Language tech dev ToyTalk rebrands as chatbot specialist PullString
Interactive entertainment studio founded by Pixar expats launches first AI-driven title Humani: Jessie’s Story
Read More »Former Pixar animator reveals PlayStation VR interactive movie Gary the Gull
A former Pixar and Bungie animator is heading up development on an interactive movie for PlayStation VR. The game itself is called Gary the Gull, and the technology powering it will be made available to other developers too. It tells a story like a movie, but it’s interactive like a …
Read More »Oculus debuts first in-house film at Sundance
Oculus VR’s Story Studio has debuted its first film – an animated short dubbed Lost” – at the Sundance Film Festival this week. Variety reports on the film, which was developed specifically for a virtual 360-degree environment. It is intended to unfold in about five minutes,” in which the viewer …
Read More »Pixar artists fire up Steel Wool Games
Crew of five reveals first game, Flyhunter, due 2013
Read More »New talent needed for Mind Candy’s Pixar vision
The team behind Moshi Monsters is on the hunt for new marketers as it prepares for a busy 2013. Mind Candy is seeking a head of marketing, marketing co-ordinator, affiliate marketing manager and two marketing managers. It also hopes to recruit a mobile acquisition manager. The Moshi developer is also …
Read More »Disney’s Brave due in July
The video game adaptation of Disney Pixar’s latest movie will arrive in the UK on July 27th. Brave: The Video Game is in development for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC and Mac. It follows the events of its cinematic namesake with players taking on the role of Merida, a …
Read More »Kinect Rush cinema ads to reach 1.3m people
Microsoft has laid out its cinema, TV and radio campaign for its new kids game – Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure. The 360 title is being backed by cinema ads that will reach 1.3m people, plus there’ll be postcards in foyers. Further activity has been booked on TV channels, …
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